Method of manufacturing ornamentations and finished article derived therefrom



G. J. ENGEL. METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DRNAMENTATIONSAND FINISHED ARTICLE DERIVED THEBEFROM. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. 1920.

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METHOD OF UFAG'IURING- ORNAMENTATIONS AND FINISHED ARTICLE DERIVED THEREFROM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 14, 1920. Serial No. 430,779.

To all whom it may concern: a

Be it known that I, Gnonon'J. ENGEL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York,.boroughof Manhattan, countyof New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Method of Manufacturing Ornamentations and Finished Article Derived Therefrom, of

which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

My-invention relates to the provision of an ornamentation, and is primarily directed to providing a method by means of which such ornamentation may be manufactured, as well as the finished article derived from said method.

Although my invention is not necessarily limited to the adaptation illustrated, it will be noted that the same is primarily directed to providing an ornament simulating a flower, which ornamentation will lend itself to artistic association with various objects, such as center pieces, garments, etc.

It is a well appreciated fact that it has been quite a common expedient to provide artificial flowers for the purpose of ornamentation, which flowers were usually manufactured from fine fabrics, such as silks, velvets, etc.

These artificial flowers have not simulated the fragile appearance necessary for the background with which they were to be associated, and with this in View, knitting or Crocheting has been resorted to, to provide an ornament in the nature of an artificial flower, which should represent thcappean ance desired.

This latter expedient has further fallen short of expectations in view of the fact that the ornamentation formed a part of the back ground, or in other words, it has been impossible, assuming that a flower was to be represented, to provide a device of this character, in which each petal should be separate, and stand out in bold relief from the balance of the body of the ornamentation.

This was due to the fact that in following the stitching, or loops, that this later necessarily. blended one into the other, irrespective of the fact that they represented the edges of adjacent petals, or the free edge of the same or other objects forming a part of the ornament.

With this in View, I have provided a method by means of which an ornament may be manufactured, which method shall per mit of the providing of an ornament of an extremely fragile and pleasing appearance, particularly adapted for association with Wearing apparel, center pieces, etc, but not tion, and

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 indicate the steps resorted to in the method of manufacturing, the last named figure being taken along the line 7-7 of Fig. 2.

As brought out in the preamble, it is to be understood that my invention is primarily directed to providing ornamentation in the nature of an artificial flower, embodying the separate points, also brought out in the preceding paragraphs, but it must be borne in mind'that my method and finished article derived thereby is equally adaptable to various types of ornamentation other than those particularly specified, which are resort o for the purpose of illustration.

According to my invention, reference being had, to Figs. 1, 2 and 8, it will be seen that the finished article is, as aforestated, in the nature of an artificial flower, which conveniently embraces petals 10, each in the nature of an individual medallion, and which have certain of their portions converging together at a point at which the member 11, corresponding to the central portion of a flower is positioned.

Also medallions 12 may be provided or secured to leads 13, the former representing leaves, the latter stems, which stems extend to a point at which they may be connected with the body of the ornament, as has been illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.

According to .these figures it will be seen that I have provided an extremely ornamental bject which shall present an appearance far superior to articles of this character Patented Nov. 1, 1321.

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' appearance produced in Figs. 1,

heretofore placed upon the mar *et, and which, as aforestated, shall embody the decided features of the relief of these individual elements, as well as present an article capable of numerous variations, which article shall be extremely fragile and pleas ing in appearance.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 4;, 5, 6 and 7 which illustrate the method of manufacture primarily utilized, a base portion 1 1, to which the inner ends of the medallions 10 are afiixed by utilizing glue or any other suitable medium for accomplishing this result. In this connection, it is to be noted that each of the inner portions of the medallions 10 may conveniently present a part covering approximately one fourth section of the base portion 14, so that, assuming that medallions of the type illustrated in Fig. 5 are utilized the entire base portion is covered by the inner ends of these members.

Obviously if a multi-petaled ornament of the type illustrated in Fig. 3 is to be provided, this may be accomplished by providing the inner portions of the medallions of a correspondingly similar area, so that the petals in. aggregate will cover the entire surface of the base portion 14:.

Subsequent to the grouping of the medal lions upon the base portlon 14 in the manner illustrated in Fig. 5, the center piece 11 of any suitable material is mounted upon those portions of the medallions 10 which overlie the base portion 14 subsequent to which, as has been illustrated in Fig. 7, the center piece 15 may be crimped so that the body of the same will simulate the desirable 2v and 3. Assuming that a medallion of the type illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5 is utilized, and with a view of more firmly grouping the in dividual elements of this nature, in position, as well as aflixing the stems 13 to of the ornament, and enhancing the general appearance of the same, it will be appreciated that, as has been illustrated in Fig. 2, prior to the attachment of one of the medallions 12 to the end of the stem 13, this member may be threaded through the opening 16 forming a part of this type of medallion.

Thus I have provided a method of manufacture for ornamentation, which shall permit of the utilization of individual medallions, which may be manufactured independthe bodyv ently of each other, and which, when properly grouped together, will present an extremely pleasing appearance, thus overcoming the defects set forth in the preamble in connection with known classes of this type, and may be utilized to advantage in the ornamentation of any desirable article.

' Obviously, as aforestated, numerous refinements in the method of manufacture may be resorted to, as well as the article derived by this method of manufacture, without in the least departing from the scope of my claims, which, are- 1. An article of manufacture, including a substantially fiat base portion, a plurality of medallions affixed to said base portion, said medallions simulating the petals of a flower.

2. An article of manufacture, including a base portion, a plurality of substantially fiat medallions affixed to said base portion, and a center piece affixed to said medallions and at a point overlying said base portion.

8. An article of manufacture, including a base portion, a plurality of medallions affixed to said base portion, and a crimped center piece affixed to said medallions and at a point overlying said base portion.

4. An article of manufacture, including a base portion, a plurality of medallions affixed to said base portion, said medallions simulating the petals of a flower, certain of said medallions being formed with openings, and a flexible stem threaded through said openings. 7 i

An article of manufacture, including a base portion, a plurality of medallions affixed to said base portion, said medallions simulating the petals of a flower, certain of said medallions being formed with openings, a flexible stem threaded through said openings, and supplemental medallions secured to said stem adjacent its end portions.

6. An article of' manufacture, including a substantially flat base portion, a plurality of substantially fiat medallions affixed to said base portion, said medallions simulating the petals of a flower, and a center piece affixed to said medallions and at a point overlying said base portion.

GEORGE J. ENGEL.

Witness CHAs. H. GRoEzINeEa' 

